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While policymakers increasingly recognize and endorse quality standards for off-grid solar products, there are concerns that consumer prices for quality products are too high. Often, a simple comparison is made between non-quality verified products that are sold on a cash basis and quality products that come with consumer financing and after-sales service.

This new report presents the main cost drivers in the provision of quality products and services (including both upstream in product manufacturing, and downstream in product sales and added services) and the levers policymakers and industry players can use to narrow the price gap with non-quality products.